Bishkek vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	94
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	1.15M	664K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6826th and 1038th ($713 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6118th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Rotterdam

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	Bishkek	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$10730

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514